Collapsible barrel.



PATENTED APR. 10, 1906.

J. EL'DURANT.

COLLAPSIBLE BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1904. RENEWED 001.11, 1905.

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GOLLAPSIBLE BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1904. RENEWED OCT. 11, 1905.

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JOSEPH H. DURANT,

COLLAPSIBLE BARREL.

To all whom it na/y concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn H. DURANT, a residing at Marlboro, in thecounty of Cheshire, State of New Hampshire, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Collapsible Bar rels and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to barrels and similar receptacles comprisingstaves and heads, the object of the invention being to provide aconstruction wherein the parts will be held securely in active positionswhen desired and which will permit of disassembling of the parts andpacking them together to occupy a minimum space when they are to beshipped em ty.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a construction whichwill be simple, cheap, and effective. I

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is an elevation of a barrel embodying the present invention.Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the barrel in a plane includingone of the chain-hoops, parts thereof being in elevation. Fig. 3 is asection on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig.4 is an end view of the barrel.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a barrel comprising headsand 11 of ordinary construction, the edges of which are sharpened orbeveled, as illustrated, to engage in the grooves 12 and 13,respectively, in the inner faces of the opposite end portion of thebarrel-staves 15.

Instead-of the usual rigid hoops that are ordinarily employed forholding the staves together and in engagement with the heads of thebarrel there are employed flexible hoops comprising chains 16, which arefour in number and which are disposed in pairs around the end portionsof the barrel in the positions usually occupied by the ordinary rigidhoops.

Each chain is attached at its ends to the studs 17 and 18, respectively,which project from angle-plates 19 and 20, the opposite end portions ofwhich project outwardly from the barrel and are perforated to receive 5a clamping-bolt 21, having a nut 22.

When

the barrel is set up, the nuts 22 are screwed Specification of LettersPatent.

Jiatentecl April 10, 1906.

Application filed April 9,1904. Renewed October 11, 1905. Serial No.282,324.

onto the bolts and serve to draw the angleplates or clamping-platestoward each other and tighten the chains around the barrel. \Vhen thebarrel is to be knocked down, the nuts are loosened or backed until thestaves can be separated sufficiently to permit of disengagement orremoval of the heads, and the staves are then disposed one upon another.

In order that the staves may not be widely separated, and thus toprevent loss of staves and insure proper relative positions of thestaves when the barrel is set up, each hoopchain is loosely connectedwith the staves. The staves against which the angle-plates 19 and lieare provided at each end with guides for said angle-plates, said guidesconsisting of a U-shaped plate 25, the central portion of which issecured to the stave and the extreme end portions of which are bentoutwardly at right angles, as shown at 26 and 27, the portions 26 and 27engaging loosely over the angle-plates at the inner edges thereof.Cooperating with the portion is the lip 27 on a plate 28, which issecured to the barrel-stave, and cooperating with the portion 26 is thelip 29 on the plate 30, which is secured to the outer end portion of thebarrel-stave and the outer end of which is bent around the end of thebarrel-stave, as shown at 31. The bases of the an le-plates are thuspermitted to slide circum erentially of the barrel, so that the tensionsof the hoopchains may be adjusted.

On each of the remaining staves at each end are secured two plates 30and 31, having loops or arches therein, as illustrated,through which thehoop-chains at that end of the barrel are passed, the outer plates 31being bent around the extremities of the staves, as illustrated.

With the arrangement of guide-plates or re taming-plates described thechains are freely movable, and when the barrel is knocked down thechains hold the staves against com plete separation, while permittingthem to be closely packed together.

It will be understood that in practice modifications of the specificconstruction shown may be made, and any suitable mate rials andproportions may be used for the various parts without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What is claimed is-' 1. In a collapsible receptacle, the combinationwith a body comprising staves and heads embraced by the staves, ofguide-plates secured to two mutually-adjacent staves, the endmostguide-plates being continued over the ends of the staves, loopedguide-plates secured to the remaining staves and extending over the endsof such staves, tension devices engaging with the first-namedguideplates, and chains connected with the tension devices and passedslidably through the 100 s.

2 In a collapsible receptacle, the combination with a body comprisingstaves and heads embraced by the staves, of a series of guide-platessecured to each of two mutuallyadjacent staves at each end thereof, theendmost guide-plates being bent around the ends 0t their respectivestaves and the Inutually-adjacent ends of the guide-plates of eachseries being bent upwardly from the staves and then toward each otherand lying in spaced relation to form guides, angular tension-p1atesslidably engaged in the guides, tension-bolts engaged with thetensionplates, loop-guide plates secured to the remaining staves andchains attached to the tension-plates and passed laterally through theloops.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence oftwo Witnesses.

JOSEPH H. D-URANT. Witnesses:

JOHN E. ALLEN, AGNES C. CURTIS.

